By Marissa Plescia, Staff writer
September 7, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Top Stories
On a college campus, “free food” is something that never fails to bring in crowds. Not only can students get free food this weekend, but from some of the area’s famous restaurants as the community celebrates their recent recognition in Midwest Living Magazine as the "Greatest Midwest Food Town...
By Aaron Navarro, On-Air Editor
August 1, 2017
Filed under Community, New Student Guide, Special Sections
One of the biggest changes you may experience from jumping from high school to college is just how much time you will spend studying and doing homework. There is no more procrastinating until the last second for that exam you have the next morning. Your professor will probably let you know weeks in advance ...
By Emily Scott
April 14, 2015
Filed under Uncategorized
On a warm April evening, Durl and Jan Kruse relaxed with their friends after they finished a Japanese-fusion meal at the Red Herring, Urbana’s first all-vegan restaurant. Jan showed off two loyalty cards covered in little red herring-shaped stamps.
“I’m saving this one for a friend,” she said.
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By Mara Shapiro
April 2, 2015
Filed under Uncategorized
In order to expose students to Arab culture, the Arab Student Association will host a cultural night entitled “Layalina” on Thursday.
Layalina, which means “Our Night,” is the RSO’s annual event that encompasses food, dancing, music and other performances. It will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the...
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January 28, 2015
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Six months before shifting locations and turning off the burners for good at the New Covenant Fellowship, the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen was on an over 30-year run. Since its inception in 1980, the kitchen has helped fill up its guests with hefty portions of mostaccioli as a mealtime haven at its location a...
Tags: Alcohol, Business, business_technology, catholic worker house, Champaign City Council, Coffee, computer, Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, Doctors, drugs, ellen mcdowell, Emerald City Lounge, First Street, food, government-aid, great depression, Homelessness, housewives, Hunger, Id, illinois, Kitchen, knights of the road, lifeandculture, Meal, Mealtime, member, Minnesota Gophers, Mostaccioli, Moving, neighbors, New Covenant Fellowship, nurses, Operator, Parkland College, philosophy, Policies, President, professionals, randolph street, Relocation, Richard Gomperts, rootlessness, Soup Kitchen, students, teachers, Tent City, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, volunteer corp, volunteers, white street, zoning
By Lillian Barkley
January 28, 2015
Filed under Uncategorized
Champaign-Urbana lost a community staple on Dec. 14, when health food store Strawberry Fields closed after 40 years of business. But, much like strawberry harvesting season itself, a new Strawberry Fields will be growing in its place around late April.
Mohammad Al-Heeti, owner of World Harvest Internatio...
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By Sarah Foster
January 22, 2015
Filed under Uncategorized
Melany Jackson looks across the room, her eyes observing the intimate community she created.She sees two men and a woman, drifting off on a red leather couch. She watches her virtuoso friend Tommy, strumming melodies on his acoustic guitar.She smiles. These are the moments that make her sacrifices seem...
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By Abrar Al-Heeti
November 10, 2014
Filed under Uncategorized
When Cliff Maduzia walks through the hallways of Westview Elementary School in Champaign each day with large, empty containers in tow, faculty, staff and students know what he’s there to do.
“Hi, Cliff,” a secretary says as he walks into the main office. Another faculty member says hello as Ma...
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By Sarah Soenke
September 25, 2014
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While Made Fest may have been a dash in last year’s Pygmalion Festival, this year it is a main ingredient. Nearly 50 vendors will line The Highdive Outdoor Annex with booths featuring vintage and handmade goods on Saturday and Sunday, doubling the amount of sellers and open hours from its debut last...
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By Saher Khan
September 4, 2014
Filed under Uncategorized
The earth often offers more than just food and sustenance to society. On Friday, it will also be giving people a history lesson at the Native American House during the Lessons From the Soil Chat ’N Chew.
Seven different units participate in the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations’ lect...
Tags: agricultural science, ahs, Aroob Askari, aroundcampus, assistant director, Backyard, beverly smith, chat n' chew, david horst lehman, drinks, earth, Elkhart County, Environment, Flavia Cristina Drumond Andrade, food, front_lead, Goshen, history department, illinois, indiana, land patents, Lecture Series, lessons from the soil chat 'n chew, lifeandculture, Maps, Midwestern Pioneer Life, Morrow Plots, native american geographies, Native American House, office of inclusion and intercultural relations, Phd Candidate, potawatomie village, Prairie, soil, sustenance, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, Us Government, Woods
By Taylor Lucero
August 27, 2014
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I have never successfully used an oven before. In fact, the first and only time I tried cooking a frozen pizza, I ended up getting sick. Because I am a self-proclaimed terrible cook, I usually end up getting fast food, but that quickly gets too expensive. That is why I turned to making meals in mugs....
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